HTC
Nexus 9 – Disassembling procedure – How to remove the case – How to remove the
battery – How to remove rear facing camera
With
your fingers, carefully pry off the back plastic casing. Starting at the
corners is usually the easiest. The rear-facing camera seems to fit a little
too snugly in its compartment on the rear case; so make sure that it stays
connected to the motherboard.
Carefully
peel up the copper shielding with your fingers. Before fully removing the
copper shielding, make sure that the blue antenna cable is out of the way of
the copper tab.
Using
the spudger tool, carefully remove the bottom of the battery from it's location
below the logic boards. The battery is attached to the motherboard with some
adhesive, so you may need an ipad Opener to loosen up the adhesive.
Now
remove the metal clip covering the battery's connector cable located above the
top left of the battery with the spudger. After the metal clip is wiggled free,
the battery's connector cable can be easily removed by just gently tugging it
free.
The
battery should now lift free of the tablet.
This
step is not necessary if you have already removed the battery. Carefully peel
up the copper shielding with your fingers. Before fully removing the copper
shielding, make sure that the blue antenna cable is out of the way of the
copper tab.
Unscrew
the three 3 mm Torx T5 screws on the antenna board. This step and the next show
the battery removed, but it is not necessary to remove it if you are only
replacing the antenna board.
Use
your fingers or a pair of tweezers to disconnect the blue antenna cable from
the motherboard. When reinstalling the antenna, be sure to clean it with a
degreaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have
the potential to create wireless interference.
The
antenna board should now lift free of the motherboard.
Remove
the three 3mm T5 Torx screws. Remove the five 2 mm Phillips #000 screws.
Using
your fingers, pull up on ribbon connector to expose another ribbon connector
below. Remove the two 2 mm Phillips #000 screws on top of the second ribbon
connector. Pull up the ribbon connector with your fingers.
With
both ribbons out of the way, you can now lift the motherboard off of the tablet
with your hand. The camera is attached to the back side of the motherboard via
a ribbon cable. Use a spudger or your fingernail to disconnect the camera from
the motherboard. There is a small board that comes off easily with the
camera. It is attached to the camera with a ZIF connector, and will need
to be swapped over to the replacement camera.
